So Netherlands is Holland is Dutch?
 

How can one country go around with three different names?

This is fucked up.

yup, it's all true :) We speak Dutch in The Netherlands (were Ducth people call it Holland)
USA, US, America, United States of America has the same IMHO (shit, they even got 4! and we only have 3)

Welcome to 5th grade Geography.
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That country you speak off must be fucked up indeed!!! :(
I guess I never go there.

My neither, just cheese, wooden shoes and windmills fucking up my hair :2 cents:

"Dutch" isn't a country, it's our language. It's called the Netherlands and Holland is basically just a part of the Netherlands (2 provinces).

Why is that, that people call it Holland?

Edit: I asked and the guy above answered!

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of the Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands. From the 10th century to the 16th century it was a unified political region ruled by the Count of Holland. By the 17th century, Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating other parts of The Netherlands. Today, the former County of Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland.

hope this is the answer to your question :thumbsup

Holland is just the Dutch word for "The Netherlands" (which is in English).
It's like "Rome" actually being Roma, Cologne in Germany is actually called "Koln" or "The Hague" is translated from "Den Haag" which is the name of the city.

He Ivo, how's LA doing 4U compared to Holland?
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actually they all mean the same

dutch = ditch
holland = hollowland
netherlands = down land
pay bas = land under = french

You forgot the dikes :winkwink:

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Should I break the news to him that Asians are not all Chinese or that people from Latin America speak Spanish and not Mexican?

Those would be some nice tips to throw in for free :winkwink:

People who live in the uk also known as britain live in 4 different countries known as, England, Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland, we all speak english, but, cornish have there own language, as do the welsh, also scots can speak gaelic, and northern ireland also have there own gaelic language. ancestors of great britain are also known as australians and americans, austalians and americans also have a different language which people from Britain have a very hard time understanding because it does not make sense and the accents make us piss ourselves!

Another history Lesson I would like to bring to attention is: holland is part of the netherlands, the netherlands is a region of europe which includes parts of holland and germany (lets not bring up the war) and is known to us english speaker as Holland, where they speak Dutch.

If you want to learn of a strange country with many different languages look up BELGIUM. they speak: french, german and flemish. Belgians speak flemish not belgiush!

Think before you post!

Lies all lies :mad:

P.S my history lesson might not be 100% correct but if you seach shitipedia for what I have said you will find that my lesson is not far off!

In Sweden we speak Swedish, but in our own language It's Svenska. Fuck this is disturbing :upsidedow

Almost right, better pickup your books again.

And Amsterdam, weed is somewhat legal, the red light district, they love porn. FuckYou Cash has a yearl\y event there.

They also speak a form of Dutch in South Africa known as Afrikaans.

And in Denmark the Danes speak Danish, but in their own language its Dansk. :2 cents:

I love The Netherlands, I loved living there [one of the sweetest 6 months of my life], I love all the dutch people and I love my dutch webmaster friends. If the weather would be better no doubt I would move there with my entire family.

Jesus Christ, where did you learn geography and history???

Dutch people are awesome, so is the Netherlands

and Germany is Deutsche :2 cents:

Weedland would be suitable :thumbsup

Como?

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no its not .. the dutch word is "the Netherlands"

yeah . . think before you post . . there is no language called "Flemish" simply does not exist :2 cents:


in Belgium they speak DUTCH / FRENCH . and a very very small region where they speak German . . :2 cents:

It's called dialect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish

Like Fries and Twents

yeah . I know its a dialect . . no language . . I am from Belgium myself . .


nobody in Belgium will say "I speak Flemish" it will always be "I speak dutch" :2 cents:

Incorrect. Nederland :)

NEDERRRRWIETTT!:pimp

finally someone who understands - sad to see that even notime doesnt

Holland is what most ppl know as the part that has all the famous cities where ppl traded goods Gouda for Cheese for instance.

Fries is a language

We have two official languages in the Netherlands, Fries and Dutch. Most ppl dont know that though.

Its a language cause its there already over 2000 yrs, theres dictionaries and the languages evolved over the yrs, all criteria to have it set to a language.

Hahah...that's true!

Why is that? I mean they DO speak Flemish. If you call someone from Belgium Dutch hes offended so imho its weird they refer to Dutch being their language.

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I am blond :winkwink:

I am sorry for people out of Holland, but the fact is that Netherlands is a too long name, so I prefer to say Holland for everyone :)